Waistcoat
1800-1810 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Waistcoat from court suit. Cream ribbed silk embroidered with coloured silk threads, coloured glass paillettes in green, yellow, blue, amber, metal sequins and coiled wire. It is embroidered with a border of stylised floral sprays at the closing edges, hem and pocket-flaps. The front is embroidered all over with a sprig pattern. It has eleven embroidered buttons, the uppermost of which is non-functioning.
It is lined throughout with fustian with panels of silk at the lower-front and closing edges. The back is of fustian and has two pairs of cotton tapes to adjust fit.
It is lined throughout with fustian with panels of silk at the lower-front and closing edges. The back is of fustian and has two pairs of cotton tapes to adjust fit.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Silk embroidered with silk thread; glass; metal sequins and springs; fustian; cotton |
| Brief description | Waistcoat, ensemble with court suit (654&A-1898), embroidered silk, England,1800-1810 |
| Physical description | Waistcoat from court suit. Cream ribbed silk embroidered with coloured silk threads, coloured glass paillettes in green, yellow, blue, amber, metal sequins and coiled wire. It is embroidered with a border of stylised floral sprays at the closing edges, hem and pocket-flaps. The front is embroidered all over with a sprig pattern. It has eleven embroidered buttons, the uppermost of which is non-functioning. It is lined throughout with fustian with panels of silk at the lower-front and closing edges. The back is of fustian and has two pairs of cotton tapes to adjust fit. |
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| Object history | Purchased in 1898 for £20 5s from Charles F. May of Garrick Street, London (RP:29849/1898) |
| Associated object | 654-1898 (Ensemble) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 654B-1898 |
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| Record created | November 11, 2009 |
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